In California, anyone who is in prison, or otherwise restrained in some way by the criminal justice system, can bring a writ of habeas corpus petition to challenge their imprisonment. The right to do this is guaranteed by the California Constitution.
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California Prisoner Petitions – Letter M
This page lists publicly available prisoner petition records filed in California for names beginning with the letter M. These case listings may include prisoner civil rights matters, habeas-related filings, sentence challenges, prison condition claims, and other inmate-related court actions.
The records below are organized alphabetically to make browsing easier. If a large number of filings exist for one letter, the listings may be divided across multiple pages.
Letter: M
Page: 7
Total Records for Letter M: 7,331
Date Range: July 14, 1988 through April 8, 2024
About These California Petition Records
Prisoner petitions can involve issues such as prison conditions, civil rights claims, disciplinary disputes, medical care complaints, or motions related to custody and sentencing. This section is provided as a browsing aid for users looking through petition-related court records in California.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a prisoner petition?
A prisoner petition is a court filing submitted by or on behalf of an incarcerated person. These filings may challenge prison conditions, medical treatment, disciplinary decisions, or other aspects of confinement or sentencing.
Why are these records sorted by letter?
Alphabetical sorting helps users browse large datasets more easily, especially when a state has many petition records.
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| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name |
Petitioner/ Defendant Name |
Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
|---|---|---|
| Moses R. Mancilla - Judge Wright More Information >>> |
Rich Subia | Filed: March 23, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Miguel Avalos-Vasquez - Judge Larson More Information >>> |
Joseph Norwood, United States of America | Filed: March 24, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Vasquez - Judge Otero More Information >>> |
James A. Yates | Filed: March 30, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Angelo Serrato - Judge Wistrich More Information >>> |
Leroy Baca, Long Beach Public Defender, John Does, Trenton, City of Los Angeles, Raymond Chavez, City of Long Beach | Filed: April 06, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Marques Dean Hamilton - Judge Segal More Information >>> |
R. Furster, E. M. Yett, J. C. Trailor, G. McMahan | Filed: April 07, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Mauricio Morales - Judge Woehrle More Information >>> |
Debra Herndon | Filed: April 07, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mark Cory Werdahl - Judge Wright More Information >>> |
Joseph Norwood, State of Oregon | Filed: April 08, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Margaret Wallace Mable - Judge Real More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: April 14, 2009 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Maurice Washington - Judge Wistrich More Information >>> |
M. D. McDonald | Filed: April 15, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Manuel Martinez - Judge Real More Information >>> |
J. Salazar | Filed: April 16, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mark Anthony Sutton - Judge Phillips More Information >>> |
Ben Curry | Filed: April 16, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mulji Patel - Judge Real More Information >>> |
Cruz | Filed: April 27, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marsha Stewart - Judge Wright More Information >>> |
M. Lattimore | Filed: May 01, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Darnell Thomas - Judge Parada More Information >>> |
Errol H. Stambler, Unknown Agents, James H. III, Smith‚ Sprint | Filed: May 01, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Melvin Williams - Judge Larson More Information >>> |
Hedgepath | Filed: May 04, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael E. Williams - Judge Wilson More Information >>> |
Domingo Uribe, Jr | Filed: May 06, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| MICHAEL STEPHEN LANCELLOTTI - Judge Larson More Information >>> |
Harley Lappin, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Linda MICHAEL MUCASEY, Sanders | Filed: May 07, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Minjares Sergio - Judge Parada More Information >>> |
People of California | Filed: May 07, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Motion to Extend |
| Michael Angelo Serrato - Judge Wistrich More Information >>> |
Leroy Baca | Filed: May 11, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Mulji Patel - Judge Real More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: May 12, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Xavier Bell - Judge Walter More Information >>> |
Warden | Filed: May 12, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Muharem Kurbegovich - Judge Woehrle More Information >>> |
Unknown FBI Agents In This Court's District | Filed: May 14, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Mario Lopez - Judge Parada More Information >>> |
John Marshall | Filed: May 14, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael O'Neal‚ Sr. - Judge Larson More Information >>> |
James A. Yates, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: May 19, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Bowles, James S Long, Royce Hauth, Lee Clarke, Thomas F Hall, Daniel W Johnson, Joseph M Cortes, William D Tartaglione, Liviu Muresan, Richard Goodwin, Deno Woodis, Jeffrey Norris, Brian Rodgers, Tom L. Ward, Edwin Warda, Pham Tri, James Snell, Da - Judge Zarefsky More Information >>> |
Stephen W Mayberg, Maria Campos-Vergara, Walter J Hill‚ Jr., Penelope Knapp, Bruce McPherson, Brenda Klutz, Jon De Morales, Barbara Yonemura, Rollin Ives, Debby Ro, Trina Gonzales, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Delgadillo, John Rodriguez, Kimberly S Belshe | Filed: May 19, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Matthew Felix Vargas - Judge Mumm More Information >>> |
Director of Corrections, Rehabilitation | Filed: May 22, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Angelo Serrato - Judge Wistrich More Information >>> |
Leroy Baca | Filed: May 26, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Merlin Gilliam Beall - Judge Walsh More Information >>> |
James A. Yates | Filed: June 01, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael T. Williams - Judge Parada More Information >>> |
W. J. Sullivan | Filed: June 04, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Muharem Kurbegovich - Judge Woehrle More Information >>> |
Matthew L. Cate, Darrel Adams, Unknown FBI Agents | Filed: June 04, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Mario Said Aguilera-Ramirez - Judge Carney More Information >>> |
United States of America | Filed: June 05, 2009 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Michael Humphrey - Judge Feess More Information >>> |
Ken Clark | Filed: June 05, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Courts Hester - Judge Eick More Information >>> |
Sheriff Dept., Public Defender Office, Paul Luna, Cooper, Nicole Wong Chong | Filed: June 08, 2009 Other §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Michael Anthony Menchaca - Judge Zarefsky More Information >>> |
Domingo Uribe, Jr | Filed: June 16, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Magdalena S. Ramirez - Judge Morrow More Information >>> |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Filed: June 18, 2009 Other §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
| Marylinn Cassidy - Judge Mumm More Information >>> |
Dawn Davison | Filed: June 18, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Calvin Holmes - Judge Letts More Information >>> |
People of The State of California, F. B. Haws | Filed: June 23, 2009 Other §28:2254 Motion to Extend |
| Moses Clark - Judge Nakazato More Information >>> |
Sandor | Filed: June 24, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Washington - Judge Walsh More Information >>> |
Lee Master, Warden, Espinoza, Coleman, Me Calhown, Ayala, Poulos, Robertson, Hislip, Rockholt, Department of Correction, J. Haviland, Tucci, Messina, Ke Providence, Velma Unknown, Blancisk Unknown, Ford | Filed: June 24, 2009 Other §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Moses Clark - Judge SmallBRUnassigned More Information >>> |
Larry Small | Filed: June 29, 2009 Other §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Marque Rashad Thompson - Judge Carney More Information >>> |
Kelly Harrington | Filed: June 29, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marricco Sykes - Judge Guilford More Information >>> |
Filed: June 30, 2009 Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
|
| Michael Thompson - Judge Snyder More Information >>> |
Gary Sandor | Filed: June 30, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Milos Klvana - Judge Chapman More Information >>> |
CMC East CA Men's Colony Prison, CDC, G. Greenfield, AG | Filed: July 01, 2009 Other §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| M David Wertheimer - Judge Morrow More Information >>> |
Lee Baca | Filed: July 01, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Michael Anthony Miller - Judge Real More Information >>> |
State of California, James A. Yates | Filed: July 07, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Manuel Gomez - Judge Fischer More Information >>> |
James A. Yates | Filed: July 07, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Marlon Behr - Judge Woehrle More Information >>> |
Michael Farrell | Filed: July 10, 2009 Other §28:1331 Forma Pauperis De |
| Michael Curtis Washington‚ Jr. - Judge Walsh More Information >>> |
M. C. Kramer | Filed: July 14, 2009 Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Maurice Delane Davis - Judge Mumm More Information >>> |
Federal Bureau of Prisons, US Department of US Justice, Parole Commission | Filed: July 15, 2009 Other §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
A parole suitability hearing is often a very stressful and significant event for inmates, victims, victims’ family members, correctional staff, and the community. The Board is dedicated to protecting public safety, treating all persons who participate in a parole hearing with respect and dignity, applying the law in an unbiased manner, and protecting the rights of inmates and victims.
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/